Alpha Xander's Undoing Chasing my Unknown Mate Back novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9

*Rory‘

Dhara slowly dropped her hand and met my gaze, her expression still blank.

In all my eighteen years of living, I had never seen any wolf do something like that. And thankfully, Mona was sharing my expression, which meant

neither had she.

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“Yes, she did,” Dhara said, still angling the flower towards me. I gingerly plucked it from the vine and watched in horror as it slithered away. “And it’s not called ‘magic.‘ It’s called Aether.” If it was even possible, her voice fell to an even lower level of boredom. “Or, for Unmarked wolves like you two, ‘primal energy.””

Did she just call us common?

Exchanging a look with Mona, we stepped further into the room, sitting on my bed, which was directly across from hers.

“What kind of wolf are you?” I asked carefully, not wanting to offend her and have her strangle me with a plant or something.

“Terra Wolf,” she said simply, as if that explained everything.

I swallowed hard. “Like… earth magic?”

She nodded, giving me a sharp look. “Aether. And yes. I’m more in tune with the earth and anything that grows from it.”

That explained the flowers.

Mona and I were still frozen in shock. I had read about this before, but in… fairytales.

As kids, we’d pretend we were these mystical wolves with magi–I mean, primal energy, and act like we were saving the world. But it was just that… fairytales. Not actual living… wolves!

The few I remembered were Earth wolves and Water wolves. I didn’t remember the rest, and I certainly didn’t know they had names.

I crossed my arms, still processing. “Okay, well… welcome to the room, I guess.”

Although it was almost a month late. I didn’t even know that people were still being registered at this point.

“You have questions,” Dhara pointed out as if the horror was evident on our faces. “Ask them.”

But before we could, a loud blaring alarm echoed through the school–one that meant we were under attack.

Chaos erupted as students ran through the hallways, their voices mixing into one frantic mess. Mona and I barely had time to glance at each other before. we were pushed along with the rushing crowd toward the central courtyard, the meeting point for emergencies. My heart pounded as we navigated the panicked mass of bodies, my mind racing through every possible scenario.

Were we actually under attack? By who?

I had no wolf. No strength. I was defenseless.

I needed to find Xander.

Mona had disappeared somewhere in the chaos, and Dhara… well, she hadn’t even bothered to leave the room. So, left with no other option, I beclined toward the one person who could protect ine–even if he wanted nothing to do with me.

He didn’t have to love me or know that we were mates. Hell, he didn’t even have to like me. But he would lose the alliance if I died, which he cares so

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Chapter 9

much about. So he would have to protect me.

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Xander was standing near the steps leading up to the academy’s main building, looking more annoyed than concerned. His arms were crossed, his expression one of pure exasperation. Unlike everyone else around him, he wasn’t panicked. If anything, he seemed bored.

I hurried toward him, pushing past frantic students. “Xander!”

His eyes flicked to me, and for a moment, his annoyance flickered into something else–something unreadable–but then it was back, even sharper than

before.

“What?”

I swallowed, feeling more vulnerable than ever. “We’re under attack, and I don’t have my wolf–I can’t-”

“We’re not under attack,” he cut me off, tone clipped.

blinked. “What?”

He sighed, rubbing a hand over his face. “It’s a damn drill.”

A… drill?

I glanced around at the absolute chaos surrounding us. Students running in every direction, some shifting, others preparing for battle, and yet… it was just a drill?

What an epic failure and deathly anticlimactic.

Before I could process this humiliating realization, Headmistress Varra strode onto the stage, her very presence slicing through the chaos like a blade. Her sharp amber eyes swept over the panicked crowd, her severe bun pulling her features taut, making her look even more intimidating. Dressed in all, black, with a silver dagger strapped to her hip, she radiated authority, her posture rigid and unyielding.

One would probably question the leadership of an academy so rigid and meant to mold future leaders being a ‘woman‘, but she was freaking scary.

“Well, you all fucking failed!” she snapped into the mic hanging around her ear and curved to her mouth, her icy glare sweeping over the courtyard. “If this were an actual attack, you’d have doomed us all to hell!”

The courtyard fell into complete silence, the weight of her words sinking in. Even the most confident wolves looked uneasy under her scrutinizing gaze.

She let the silence linger for an agonizing two minutes, seeming to meet every wolf’s gaze with her evident frustration before speaking again.

“This exercise was meant to test your preparedness for an attack. And what did I learn today? That if there was an attack, I’d be better off surrendering before putting my faith in you all.”

A few wolves shifted awkwardly, clearly regretting their panicked reactions. Hell, even me.

“There have been whispers across the Six Packlands,” she continued, her voice measured but firm. “Hushed rumors of a threat that could infiltrate and eliminate our academy at any moment. And you? You ran around like headless chickens!”

My stomach twisted at her words. Not only at the insult, but also threats?

The Six Packlands were like the seven continents in the human world. Six lands, but multiple packs. So if there were rumors from across the world about attacking us, then what the hell did they want at this school that was so precious!

“Clearly, you are all not ready for combat,” she snapped, her eyes narrowing. “So, instead of teal training, you ll be playing children’s games.”

Murmurs spread through the crowd.

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